God of War Ascension really isn't that good.

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The game may not be as amazing as God of War III (easy 10/10) but your points for God of War: Ascension are mostly bollocks. 1) The game isn't too short, 8-10 hours is pretty average for the genre, in-fact it's longer than most games in the genre. I agree that the story-telling was pretty bad, I had to play a 2nd time to understand what I was doing, where I was going and the point of it all. The story is there though, it was just too minimal and unclear. 2) I don't think you ever got to understand the story/characters. 3) There's still plenty of variety in weapons. There's 4 elements to use with the blades all of which make noticeable differences to gameplay, 5 sub-weapons and 2 secondary items which are usable in combat. 4) Are you fucking serious? This is one of the cleanest and easily the best-looking game on consoles. The only problem is some of the textures take a little while to fully load. Aside from that it looked very polished, Kratos himself is the single best-looking character model in gaming (even on PC) so I don't know what you're looking at. 5) Multiplayer is varied enough and we've been promised free DLC in the future. How many more modes can you think of that weren't included? I've had more enjoyment with God of War: Ascension's multiplayer than any other game this generation. The single-player is very varied, the environments and gameplay situations are constantly changing throughout the 8-10 hour game. There were 3 epic moments; 1. Hecatonchires. 2. Snake of Delphi. 3. The final boss fight. This game is easily worth $60/£40. Conclusion: The reviewers giving the game less than an 8/10 (only minority) are wrong. The visuals: 10/10. The sound: 9/10. The gameplay: 9/10. The story: 8/10. The multiplayer: 9/10. Overall God of War: Ascension deserves a 9/10 (anywhere from 8-9 is fair, below 8 is too low and above 9 is too high). It's a great game that has definitely not come close to tarnishing Sony Santa Monica's stellar reputation.